, among other local restaurants. They've been quietly preparing, but they plan to go full speed ahead when the Florida harvest season begins in November.

The mission is to try to get as much local produce to local restaurants, but Rochaix says they will also be practical. They will sell the best they can get, including tomatoes, organic shiitake mushrooms, organic eggs, and 100 percent grass-fed beef (from North Florida).

Trina Sargalski

Trina Sargalski

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Rochaix has seen great produce in North Florida too. "The

farmer in North Florida doesn't drive down here. The farmers would love

to do it, but there are no logistics -- the distribution channels aren't

set up that way." Rochaix hopes to take advantage of existing

trucking routes out of South Florida when the harvest begins: "The

trucks leave full from South Florida and return empty. Those trucks

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